Ford Cortina 6 Station Wagon is an automobile that has a 5 door estate/station wagon type body with a front mounted engine supplying power to the rear wheels.
Its 6 cylinder, overhead valve naturally aspirated powerplant has 2 valves per cylinder and a displacement of 4.1 litres. This unit musters power and torque figures of 155 bhp (157 PS/116 kW) at 4000 rpm and 326 Nm (240 lbft/33.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm respectively.
A 4 speed manual gearbox transfers the power to the wheels.
Full specs
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Applicable to the Australian domestic market(s). | ||
| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater estate/station wagon | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2580 mm | 101.6 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1420 mm | 55.9 inches | |
| Length | 4375 mm | 172.2 inches | |
| Width | 1705 mm | 67.1 inches | |
| Height | 1375 mm | 54.1 inches | |
| Ground clearance | |||
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.7 | ||
| Kerb weight | |||
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 54 litres | 11.9 [14.3] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Ford | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 4.1 litre 4093 cc (249.77 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 93.52 × 99.31 mm
3.68 × 3.91 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.94 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead valve (OHV)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output (SAE) |
157 PS (155 bhp) (116 kW) at 4000 rpm |
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| maximum torque (SAE) |
326 Nm (240 ft·lb) (33.2 kgm) at 1600 rpm |
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| Specific output (SAE) |
28.2 kW/litre 38.4 ps/litre 37.9 bhp/litre 0.62 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque (SAE) |
79.65 Nm/litre
0.96 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 9.3:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 Autolite carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1000.9 kPa (145.2 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 7 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 682.17 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| fuel consumption | |||
| Fuel consumption | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
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| UK MPG | |||
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| Carbon dioxide emissions | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
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| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | |||
| Rear suspension | |||
| Wheel size front | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Wheel size rear | 5½J x 13 | ||
| Tyres front | B78-13 | ||
| Tyres rear | B78-13 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Di/Dr-S | ||
| Front brake diameter | 247 mm | ||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 2.76 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 303336 | ||
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| Model code | |||
| RAC rating | 32.5 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1973 Ford Cortina 6 Station Wagon added 2012-12-28. Last modified 2020-02-02. |
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